Gas and Electrics defeat Traction in ninepin practice
The Gasang Electrics and San Antonio Traction tenpin teams clashed Wednesday night. Gascos star Fred Wagenfehr totaled 616 pins with two games over 200 including a string of six straight strikes to help win the odd game by six pins. Harry Savage hit 224 in the second game, while the Electrics piled to 902 with three double centuries. Captain George Armbrust posted a 183 average and 208. Emil Zuercher and George Johnson led Traction, with Johnson’s 215 in the first set the high for the losers. Memphis buys two former feds for the Southern League, taking pitchers Hogg and outfielder Knisely from the Chicago Nationals.
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Fred Wagenfehr
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Harry Savage
George Armbrust
Emil Zuercher
George Johnson
Memphis
Chicago
Hogg
Knisely
Chicago Nationals
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City Leaguers Defeat Fort Sam Houston Five in Close Series
A tenpin match on the Post alleys saw the City League Moose team defeat Fort Sam Houston in a three game series. City won the first two games 801 to 796 and 850 to 752 but lost the final 769 to 848. total pins differed by only 24. Lancaster led Fort Sam with 593, 227 in the opening game. Nelson led City with 539, Hardy Howard topped the Postoffice Prides with 513, and Montenay added 503 for the soldiers.
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Lancaster
Nelson
Hardy Howard
Postoffice Prides
Montenay
Moose Club
Wilson
Longhorns Beat Baylor in Snappy Texas Tilt
In Waco Texas on January 27 the University of Texas five defeated Baylor University 44 to 22. Littlefield starred for Texas along with Harrell for Baylor, as the game stayed fast and snappy throughout.
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Texas
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Baylor
Hilly to Be Named After Prettiest Girl at Meet
The San Antonio Mid-winter Race Meet opens next Saturday for a 30 day run at the fair grounds. A two year old bay filly will be named after the prettiest grandstand fan with her permission, owner O. G. Parks of Kerrville asks race managers to select the winner. Details to be announced Friday. Texans own many entries as stakes and stall reservations draw heavy interest, with notable entries from Waco San Angelo and Houston among others.
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New Orleans
George Moore
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Young Pansy
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Annie Woods
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Will McLain
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Converse
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Henry Belton
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Call Shot
Willard to Train at Hot Springs
Tom Jones, manager of Jess Willard, forwarded word that a training camp will be set up in Hot Springs around February 1. Jones, in New Orleans for the Fulton-Flynn bout, says the plan received acceptance from New Orleans and will base Willard there to train.
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Little Rock
Ark
Tom Jones
Jess Willard
New Orleans
Business Men's League of
Juniors Play Fast Basketball At Y
Two Junior B games at the Y M C A featured Garretts quintet beating Louis Greens five 6 to 3 with a first half shutout and Darbys combination defeating Tinoco’s team 10 to 1 as close guarding and steady scoring defined both halves. Garrett led with four points, Cutting two. Green added two for the losers and Kuehne one. In the second game Darby and Mueller each scored four for the winners with Halliday adding four. Tinoco scored the lone point for the losers as Green’s team led 4 to 1 at the half. Referee George Wheeler supervised both halves, 70 minutes and 7½ minutes respectively.
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Robert Garrett
Louis Green
Eugene Darby
Felipe Tinoco
Garret
Martin Cutting
Paul Kuehne
Arthur Mueller
Joseph Halliday
Tinoco
Howard Drew Equaled Own World Record at Millrose Games
Howard P. Drew of USC tied his own world mark of seven and one fifth seconds in the seventy yard dash at the Millrose Indoor Games in Madison Square Garden. He beat Roy W. Morse by inches. George Goulding faced Edward Benz in the two miles handicap walk with Benz gaining a 40 second head start. Dave Caldwell won the 600 yard scratch race over J F Meredith by two yards.
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Howard P. Drew
University of Southern California
Millrose Athletic Association
Madison Square Garden
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Roy W. Morse
George Goulding
Toronto
Edward Benz
Dave Caldwell
Boston
J.F. Meredith
University of Pennsylvania
NO BASEBALL PEACE Ban Johnson Says Feds Must With draw All Suits
Chicago January 27 details of the peace agreement between the Federal League and organized ball remain unsettled. President Johnson of the American League says final steps hinge on the Federal League withdrawing all suits against the national commission and some clubs. He notes the plan includes holding American and National League parks in Brooklyn and Newark as part of the settlement.
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Chicago
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Organized Ball
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National League
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Newark
Williams
League
St. Louis
Tenpin Captains Meet Tonight Over Giants Replacement
A special meeting of City Tenpin League captains is set for 8 p.m. Thursday at the Grand Alleys to decide which team will replace the Giants, who dropped out last week.
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Tenpin League
Giants
Which quintet will win The Light Cup series
The Harris, Navarro, and Austin quints contest The Light Cup after near parity in First Second and Third League play. Harris beat Navarro 12 to 9, Navarro had earlier defeated Austin 18 to 15, and all three teams show fast maneuvers, tight guarding, and high crowd interest on Harris school court.
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Austin School Five
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Navarro School
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Navarra Quint
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Lester I. Campbell
Frank Blakeley
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Business Boys Play Lancaster Sinks McCormick In Extra Session
In a Y M C A business boys basketball game the final score was 15 to 13 after overtime. Lancaster delivered the decisive backhand goal in the extra session as Barr’s five edged McCormick’s team. Lancaster led scorers with seven points, Reimschissel added six, Boldt two, while Barr had six, Bond five and Russell two. The first half ended 5 to 2 in favor of the champions.
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Arthur Lancaster
Lancaster and
Reimschissel
Tinker Will Lead Cubs For Chicago Start
Roger Bresnahan remained undecided as Cubs manager status, while owner Charles Weeghman said Bresnahan is removed and that Tinker will pilot the club. Bresnahan hinted at possible legal action to enforce his contract.
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Roger Bresnahan
Charles Weeghman
Chicago Nationals
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Tinker
Baker Offered $7500 to Play for New York Americans
J Franklin Baker formerly with the Philadelphia Athletics will be offered a one year contract with the New York Americans for the 1916 season at a salary above 7500. Captain Huston part owner of the Yankees announced before leaving for Maryland to arrange Baker's terms.
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J. Franklin Baker
Philadelphia Athletics
New York Americans
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Yankees
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Baker
Two Hundred Consumptive POWs Arrive in Berne
Two hundred prisoners of war deemed consumptive arrived in Berne Switzerland today. Half are French POWs from Germany and the rest German POWs from France. They are the first soldiers sent to Swiss health resorts under the new treatment agreement. The French prisoners are bound to health facilities.
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France
Thorpe Defeats Reagan In Close Ten Round Decision
Kansas City report says Harvey Thorpe of Kansas City edged Jimmy Reagan of California in a ten round pacesetter bout on Wednesday night. The bout produced a tight decision with both fighters displaying resilience and skill.
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Harvey Thorpe
Jimmy Reagan
California
Harden Flees to Switzerland Publication Resumes
Paris dispatch reports Maximilian Harden has fled to Switzerland to resume publication of his periodical Die Zukunft after its suppression in Germany. The Basel dispatch confirms the move and the paper’s continuation abroad.
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Paris
Maximilian Harden
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Basel
War prisoners to receive Swiss medical treatment
The French and German governments order troops not to escape and threaten deserter punishment. About 20,000 French and as many Germans will be treated in Switzerland, with Swiss authorities not monitoring the process. Each nation funds its own soldiers. Three hundred rheumatic POWs from both sides will be cared for at Baden near Zurich.
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